Session 7: Earth Science – the Next Decade 19 November 2008, Pasadena California http://www.astronautical.org/conference/conference-2008

1. Earth Observation in Canada Graham Gibbs CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY (CSA) American Astronautical Society National Conference Pasadena 19 November 2008 Panel: Earth Science – The Next Decade

4. Canada's First Operational EO Satellite: Radarsat -1 Sun-synchronous, Dawn–Dusk LEO Altitude: 798 km Period: 100.7 minutes Repeat Cycle: 24 days Orbits per day: 14 Main Applications Ice Monitoring Pollution Monitoring - ISTOP Disaster Watch – International Charter Hurricane Watch Forestry, Agriculture Crop Monitoring Geology – Mapping, Mineral and Oil exploration Antarctic Mapping Missions (1997, 2000 & 2007) IPY (2008-2009) Security HH Polarized C-Band SAR Launched Nov. 1995 - Operational April 1996 Mission Lifetime: 5.25 years – Since Launch: 13 years 3

8. MOPITT

10. OSIRIS

12. SCISAT

15. EO Roadmap Decision Process

20. Potential Future Cooperative Missions Soil Moisture Active-Passive SMAP Aerosol/Clouds/Ecosystems ACE Hyperspectral Infrared Imager HypsIRI Deformation, Ecosystem Structure, and Dynamics of Ice DESDyni Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment ACE RADARSAT Constellation Mission RCM Follow-On Missions ?? Optical Spectrometer and Infrared Imaging System OSIRIS Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere MOPITT

22. Charter operations are based on a concept of joint mission planning operations between participants. Currently involving CSA, CNES, ESA, ISRO, CONAE, NOAA/USGS, JAXA, DMCii, NRSA No exchange of funds Data acquisition by SAR and Optical sensors 24 hours a day, all year round, World Wide Surveillance International Charter “ Space and Major Disasters” Number of Charter Events (1-JUL-08) 2000-01: 8 2001-02: 6 2002-03: 13 2003-04: 22 2004-05: 23 2005-06: 25 2006-07: 35 2007-08: 48 2008-09: 10 Total of 190 activations 11